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There are over 15 eBay sites across the world, each one with
millions of individual items listed. So how do you find the specific item you
want to buy? Well, most people choose to stay within their own country site,
but don’t forget, you can browse other countries too
and find some great bargains.
There are two basic ways to find the item you want to buy –
searching and browsing. We’ll deal with search techniques in another section
and here we concentrate on browsing.
Browsing through listings is best when you're not exactly certain
what you're looking for. It’s a bit like visiting a
major shopping mall and taking your time to look at what’s on offer – take a
break for coffee and then do some more at your own pace.
eBay provides several different ways to browse through the
millions of items for sale:-
- As in most
large shopping malls, there is a virtual map showing what sort of things
you can find and where they are located. For eBay, this is known as the Browse
Hub page which illustrates the different paths and routes that are
available to you. Use this section to decide whether you want to go
somewhere very specific or just wander about and see what’s out there.
- There are
around 30 main categories on eBay ranging from Antiques and Art to Toys
& Games. If you want to buy in bulk, there is even a Wholesale
category. Within each main category there are many sub categories – over
500 in all and each of these is again divided into mini categories. Just
click on the top level and browse through until you find what’s of
interest.
- Unlike shopping
in the high street, eBay items can be bought form anywhere in your own
country and all over the world too. Browsing by region is a way of
narrowing the view so you can see items in your own locality which is
useful if, say, you want to buy a car, but only want to travel 100 miles
or less to see it
- You can browse
different theme zones. Maybe you are a collector of 70’s retro stuff? The
70’s theme includes music, film, cars and a host of other categories
from that era.
- Some
sellers are especially keen to promote their goods and pay a fee to have
their items included in a highlighted area which can be browsed to find everything
from pop stars’ limousines to houses for sale.
- eBay has a
special charities section so if you’d like to support your favourite
charity but can’t get out to their local high street shop, then take a
look here.
There is also a special category for eBay Shops where there are
thousands of experienced sellers with everything from showers and
conservatories through to MP3 and mobile phones. Every eBay shop has its’
buyer feedback available for you to view, so you can see what other buyers
had to say about the items they purchased – and buy with confidence.
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